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Join us for the O.U.R. Children’s Safety Project meeting.

Building a safety net around our young adults who are deaf/hard of hearing as they transition into the world is one important task; building a circle of support for their dreams and interests is another. The Star Raft Project brings these ideas together.

In this session, David Wetherow will introduce the Star Raft Project and the step-by-step Star Raft method to our Hands & Voices community. Whether you are a parent or a parent leader or professional, join us to learn more about how to:

• Identify people whom you already know and trust, invite them to form a circle of support, connection, and expanded opportunity, share the work, and make and keep agreements that keep everyone safe in the work that they are doing together.

To prepare for the Community of Learners call, please visit the Project’s new website at https://www.thestarraftproject.com  Families can sign up for free in-depth Star Raft circle-building training on that site.

Primary Audience 

Chapter and program leaders, family-based support organizations, EHDI system stakeholders, educators, and individual family members.

Facilitator: Sara Kennedy, Hands & Voices HQ  

Guest speaker: David Wetherow,
Executive Director, The Star Raft Project  

David and his wife Faye created the Star Raft method, built the first inclusive housing and service cooperatives in North America, and invented the Microboard model, which now serves over 1,500 people in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. David is currently delivering an 8-session training series on the Star Raft and Person-Centered Planning to Family Navigators and service coordinators in British Columbia’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service. 

They had the privilege of living with an adopted daughter who lived with significant health, mobility, and communication challenges until her passing in 2004.  She still inspires their work.

Please join us and feel free to share this information with others!

For more information, please contact us at sara@handsandvoices.org.